4th ABEM 2018 CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PAPERS

Submission deadline: March 30, 2018

ABEM invites papers, abstracts, cases studies, and proposals for special sessions and doctoral students on the theme Contemporary Growth Strategies for Developing Countries and Emerging Markets for the following three tracks:

Business

Marketing

Education

Operations

Human Resources

Finance/Accounting

Marketing Analytics

Cross-cultural Issues

Social Media Marketing

Organizational Behaviour

Strategy/Entrepreneurship

Government

Public Policy

Fundraising

E-Government

International Business

International Relations

Genetically Modified Food

Foreign Direct Investment

Environment Management

Public Sector Management

Law, Patents and Inventions

Community

Agriculture

Eco-tourism

Micro-finance

Sustainability

Rural Marketing

Non Profit/Co-op

Healthcare/Medical

Bottom of the Pyramid

Informal Sector Economy

Nutrition and Community

Sponsors

University of Winnipeg, Canada

Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Inderscience Publishers, UK

International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets, Canada

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: Mar 30, 2018

Result Notification: April 30, 2018

Revised paper deadline: June 30, 2018

Early Bird Registration Deadline: May 31, 2018

Regular Registration Deadline: June 30, 2018

Conference Date: August 1-3, 2018

4th ABEM 2018 Conference Brochure

Submissions

Submissions can be made in English as (1) Abstracts (2) Papers (3) Case Studies (4) Work-in-progress and (5) Doctoral colloquium papers. Controversial and/or debatable topics relating to developing countries or emerging markets or comparisons between east and west ways of conducting businesses are particularly invited.

All submissions will be double blind peer reviewed.

Proposals can also be submitted for organizing a round table, doctoral or panel discussion. These proposals should include (1) Title (2) Objectives (3) Discussion format and (4) list of contributors with their affiliations and full contact details.

Initial submissions should be in Word document using Times New Roman Font Size 12, 1″ margin and double-spaced, and must include: (1) Cover page with title of the study, five keywords, author name(s), title, affiliation, full address, tel nos and e-mail; and, (2) First page with the title, an abstract between 200-250 words, followed by body of the paper within 7000 words including Tables, Figures and References. Please avoid footnotes and appendices.

Authors must format their revised papers according to the guidelines/template for inclusion in ABEM Conference Proceedings. All revised submissions will also go through the routine editorial editing to conform consistency/house style. Here is the template.

Authors must submit the Copyright Transfer Form along with their revised papers. Failure to submit the signed and filled Form along with formatted paper within 7000 words will result in abstract only being published in ABEM Conference Proceedings. Here is the Form.

Submission of the paper signifies that at least one author will register and present the accepted paper physically. There is no virtual presentation option. If multiple authors wish to present the same paper, each author must register. To bring diversity at the conference, different author should present/register different paper.

Publication Opportunities

Authors will have the option to publish their studies as abstracts (by default) or articles in the 4th 2018 ABEM Conference Proceedings with a Canadian ISBN.

ABEM Conference proceedings are indexed in Library and Archives of Canada.

ABEM Conference proceedings editors and reviewers follow the Code of Conduct guidelines established by Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) while reviewing submissions.

Selected competitive papers will be considered for publication in the following peer-reviewed journals subject to their own online submission and normal review process:

Based on the recommendations of reviewers, Best Paper Award and Best PhD Student Award will be given at the Conference dinner.

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Terje I. Vaaland
Professor, Industrial Marketing and Strategy
University of Stavanger
NORWAY
Dr. Terje I. Vaaland is professor at the Business School of University of Stavanger in the areas of strategy and industrial marketing and management. In recent years, he has carried out research and consulting within resource development in emerging economies with a primary focus on local industrial participation and competence development. Resource extractive industries in African countries have been the main empirical focus. He is a former business school rector and has managerial experience from the oil & gas industry, finance and food industry. His research is published in journals such as Industrial Marketing and Management, European Journal of Marketing, and Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing, among others.

Dr. Krishanu Rakshit
Assistant Professor, Marketing
Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta
INDIA
Dr. Krishanu Rakshit is assistant professor in the marketing group at IIM Calcutta. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering at Jadavpur University, Kolkata followed by his MBA and doctorate from IIM Bangalore. His research areas include Analytical models in Game Theoretic Consumer Behavior, Pricing of Consumer Goods, Retail Assortment planning, and Branding Industrial Products. Dr. Rakshit serves in editorial capacity for several journals focusing Emerging Markets topics. His other interests are photography, numismatics and travelling.

We greatly appreciate your sponsorship as it helps us subsidize the fees for students and faculty from developing countries and emerging markets for which the Academy is dedicated to serving. Thank you.

Platinum sponsorship (USD 3000): Two free registrations and 10% off for delegates from sponsoring university.

Gold sponsorship (USD 2000): One free registrations and 10% off for delegates from sponsoring university.

All Professionals and Observers
US $400 (Early bird)
US $450 (Regular)

Conference fee includes welcome reception, lunch, tea/coffee, dinner, and conference e-proceedings with ISBN indexed in Library and Archives of Canada. Conference fee is exclusive of four percent bank transaction charges.

Cancellation Policy
Fifty percent refund before May 31, 2018; no refund after. However, if organizers need to cancel the event for reasons beyond their control, a full refund of the paid fee will be only issued.